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It’s not just the big chains planning events around GTA V, with indie retailers telling MCV they are running midnight openings of their own. Small stores say they’ve been delighted by the support they’ve had from Rockstar and Take-Two. We’ve supported the GTA series since the original and it’s great …
Read More »Flipkart to ship Grand Theft Auto 5 preorders on 16th September
India’s largest retailer for games, Flipkart.com, has said it will ship out preorders of Grand Theft Auto 5 on 16thSeptember,a day prior to release date. In an email sent to all preorder customers, it said, ‘The game is being officially launched in India on September 17th 2013. Please note that …
Read More »Call of Duty: Ghosts on PSN for Rs 2,799; Rs 1,500 less than retail
Call of Duty: Ghosts has just gone up for preorder on the Indian PlayStation Store and there’s a massive difference in price from the retail version. While you can preorder the disc version of the game at retailers for Rs 4,299, on PSN, it’s available for Rs 2,799 only. That’s …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V goes on sale in Spain – report
Remember the days when getting hold of a game early was as easy as popping down to your local indie? These are not those days. Unless you’re Spanish. A report on the Spanish version of Gamereactor reckons that a number of chains have put the game on sale today. The …
Read More »How cheap is Apple’s ‘budget’ iPhone 5C in the UK?
The UK’s mobile operators have announced their price plans for Apple’s new entry-level iPhone 5C. As always, there’s a vast array of options that see you paying anything from nothing to 600 up front as well as the monthly payment plan. EE is offering the 16GB version of the phone …
Read More »GTA V "could be the biggest entertainment launch in history"
More than 1,000 UK stores will be open from midnight for the launch of Grand Theft Auto V. Retailers are out in force for what is tipped to be the biggest release of the year, with chains, indies and supermarkets reporting record pre-order figures. Midnight launches will take place from …
Read More »Get Grand Theft Auto V for free with Blockbuster trade-in deal
Blockbuster has revealed its own Grand Theft Auto V trade-in offer. Customers can trade-in any two games from a list of titles (that can be seen below) and get the game for nothing. The deal is limited to Xbox 360 and PS3 only. It also confirmed that 248 of its …
Read More »Even WH Smith is feeling the Grand Theft Auto V love
High Street stalwart WH Smith may have long since abandoned core gaming, but shoppers may have noticed this week the presence of Grand Theft Auto V in its windows. It’s not selling the game, of course – although some branches can still be found selling the likes of Activision’s Skylanders …
Read More »New games merchandise company opens
Gaming Merchandise UK Ltd is now open for business. The company has been set up by industry veteran Luiz Ferreira, who has closed his previous business – accessories and merchandise firm White Room Games – to concentrate on the new venture. Gaming Merchandise UK will be dedicated to bringing games-branded …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto 5 midnight launch in Mumbai, Pune confirmed
Midnight launches for Grand Theft Auto 5 will be held across seven stores in Mumbai, Thane and Pune, distributor E-xpress Interactive as announced. In Mumbai, Games the Shop outlets at Oberoi Mall (Goregaon), Infinity Mall (Malad), R City Mall (Ghatkoper) will be open for the midnight launch, as will Thane’s …
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